How To Get Rid OF Eczema

Health & FitnessMedicine

  • Author Rick Hutch
  • Published August 22, 2008
  • Word count 526

Eczema affects many men and women and some have even found out that it can affect the scalp as easily as it can affect any other part of their body. It affects various parts of the body; but on one of the most common places people acquire it is on their hands, legs or even the scalp. You can learn how to get rid of eczema on the scalp; it is however different than the other forms of eczema; because the skin on your scalp is unique compared to other bodily skin.

Causes of eczema are generally not known, but in atopic eczema, it is generally thought that a malfunction of the body's immune system, coupled with dry, irritated skin, is one of the probable reasons for the condition. Most times, your dermatologist or doctor will first check on a number of things to accurately diagnose or pinpoint the underlying cause of your eczema.

Take 4 billion strands or more of probiotics twice daily to restore your body of benificial bacteria.

Take Fish oil at least 1200mg 3 times daily

For extreme dry patches, apply aloe gel or vitamin e oil

Moisturizing:-Many moisturizers have been proven to protect the skin by adding a barrier against irritants that people with the eczema condition lack. However you must be very picky with what type of moisturizer you use as many contain irritants themselves defeating the purpose. Try to avoid moisturizers which are perfumed or contain soapy products, the less additives the better but products that re-hydrate are excellent.

Make the green tea as normal, but make it strong. Add 3-Tbsp Of Lemon Juice, 1-Tsp ground Rosemary, One Tsp Olive Oil to One Cup of Green Tea.Let this cool.

After washing the lesions with a solution of tea and rock salt, the part should be dried and covered with a dilute paste of fenugreek and red sandal.

Store garlic cloves which have been dried in shade for a long time. Boil some of these in some coconut oil until the cloves turn black. Squeeze out these charred cloves into the oil and apply on wet lesions. You can see the skin turn healthy within a few weeks.

Apply a teaspoon of sandalwood paste mixed with a teaspoon of camphor to the affected areas.

Apply a mixture of 1 teaspoon camphor and 1 teaspoon sandalwood paste on the rashes.

Apply nutmeg paste to the affected areas. Put natural vitamin E on the affected skin, it will relieve you of itching.

Take Biotin pills is essential to prevent dermatitis.

Medically "proven" cure all pills

There are many products on the market that promise to remove your eczema quickly. These glib advertisements seem too good to be true, mainly because they ARE too good to be true!. Elidel and Protopic are two such drugs that have been proven to cause cancer in many types of animals during testing as well as causing respiratory problems especially in young children and those with a weak immune system. As eczema is linked to your immune system this should sound warning bells! As with most miracle cures the real miracle is that they are allowed to sell them.

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Kay
Kay · 14 years ago
I've had eczema all my life and can't seem to find medications that keeps it under control. The patches all over my body are black and they make sores. How can I get my skin back to it's normal color?

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